Table 2.
Scores for CAA
| CAA absent | CAA present | CAA severe | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AD cases (n = 154) | 10 (6.5%) | 144 (93.5%) | 14 (9.1%) |
| AD cases with raised BP (n = 93)* | 7 (7.5%) | 86 (92.5%) | 10 (10.8%) |
| AD cases without raised BP (n = 55) | 3 (5.5%) | 52 (94.5%) | 3 (5.5%) |
| AD cases females (n = 87) | 6 (6.9%) | 81 (93.1%) | 5 (5.7%) |
| AD cases males (n = 67) | 4 (6.0%) | 63 (94.0%) | 9 (13.4%) |
| Non‐AD cases (n = 70) | 34 (49.0%) | 36 (51.0%) | 0 |
| Non‐AD cases with raised BP (n = 53) | 26 (49.1%) | 27 (50.9%) | 0 |
| Non‐AD cases without raised BP (n = 17) | 8 (47.0%) | 9 (53.0%) | 0 |
| Non‐AD cases females (n = 39) | 17 (43.6%) | 22 (56.4%) | 0 |
| Non‐AD cases males (n = 31) | 17 (54.8%) | 14 (45.2%) | 0 |
| All cases (n = 224) | 44 (19.6%) | 180 (80.4%) | 14 (6.3%) |
| All cases with raised BP (n = 146)* | 33 (22.6%) | 113 (77.4%) | 10 (10.8%) |
| All cases without raised BP (n = 72) | 11 (15.3%) | 61 (84.7%) | 3 (5.5%) |
| All cases females (n = 126) | 23 (18.3%) | 103 (81.7%) | 5 (5.7%) |
| All cases males (n = 98) | 21 (21.4%) | 77 (78.6%) | 9 (13.4%) |
| All cases CAA correlation with age? | N/A | r = −0.7 NS | r = −0.06 NS |
N/A not applicable due to zero values in cases with CAA absent. NS = non‐significant and no trend (P > 0.1).
*BP was not available for six cases.
Abbreviations: AD = Alzheimer's disease; BP = blood pressure; CAA = congophilic amyloid angiopathy; NS = not significant.